Spreat Monument in Abney Park Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1995. Monument. 2 related planning applications.

Spreat Monument in Abney Park Cemetery

WRENN ID
proud-casement-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP: Ms Diane Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 February 1995
Type
Monument
Address
Spreat Monument in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0LH
OS grid reference
TQ 333 868
Coordinates
51.56457, -0.07738
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Spreat Monument in Abney Park Cemetery is a Grade II listed structure dedicated to John Spreat (1795-1865) and his wife Ann Elizabeth (1798-1884). It was created between 1868 and 1872 by Alfred Waterhouse and carved by Farmer and Brindley.

This three-stage monument features a square plinth adorned with clustered engaged corner columns that are inset with shields. Above this, there is a slightly smaller stage set on a heavy sloping band, flanked by single corner columns with intricately carved capitals. This stage displays inscriptions dedicated to the Spreats on its south and west faces. The frieze and cornice are decorated with dog tooth mouldings. The top stage culminates in a pyramidal cap with a broken finial and additional mouldings. John Spreat passed away in Highbury New Town, and his wife had this monument erected in his memory.

Local climate

Spreat Monument in Abney Park Cemetery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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